Elevator-hood for harvester-headers.



T; 0(MARSTON. ELBVATQR' HOOD FOR HARVESTER HEADERS.

Afnmuxou run!) In 17, 1909.

Patented June 21, 1910.

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T. 0. MARSTON. EILEVATOR HOOD FOR HARVESTER HEADERS. APPLICATION FILED MAY 17, 1909.

962,232. Patented June. 21, 1910 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2 &

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THOMAS O. MARSTON,

ELEVATOR-HOOD Fen To (15 whom it may concern:

Be it known that l. 'lnonas t). iilans'roiv, a citizen of the United States, residing at Clatlin, in the county of Barton and State of Kansas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Elevator-Hoods for llarvester-Headers, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to elevator hoods for harvester headers, and has for its object to provide a hood adjustably mounted upon the rear end of the elevator .trame whereby grain may be quickly loaded upon a. suitable transporting vehicle.

Another object is to provide a, hood comprising an angle bar fame in which is removably secured a plurality of rods or lines, which may be so adjusted that the depositing ot the. grain within the vehicle insured.

A further object is to provide a hood of the character described which is securely held in an intermediate position by means of suitable link bars secured to the hood frame and to the elevator 't'ran'ie. the ends of which are secured together by means of suitable clamping nuts, threaded upon the ends o t bolts turned by the link bars, where-, by the hood may be thrown back into an inoperative position without the necessity of loosening the nuts.

With these and other objects in view, the present, invention consists in the combination and arrangement. of parts as will be hercinafter more fully described and particularly pointed out, in the appended claim, it being understood that clmngcs in the spe't'iitiestuu e lure shown and described may be made within the scope of the claim without dcpartine' l'ro-m the spirit of the invention.

In the drawings forming a part of this specification and in which like numerals of rel'crence indicate similar'parts in the several views, Figure l is a side elevation of an elevator with my improved hood attached thereto in operative position, Fig. 2 is a similar view. a portion of the elevator being broken away. illustrating an internualiate position of the hood. Fig. 3 is a similar view, the hood being thrown backward into its inoperative position upon the elevator l'rumc. l igr. t is an enlarged end view of the rear end ol the elevator showing the manner of attaching the hood thereto, Fig. 5 is an Application filed May 17,

OF CLAFLIN, KANSAS.

HARVESTER-HEADERS.

Specification of Letters Patent. Pat-emitted June; 21 191%},

1909. Serial No. 496,464.

Y enlarged vertical section through the hood frame, Fig. 0 is a detail section taken on line ti -ti of Fig. at.

icferring to the drawings, 1 indicates a grain elevator of an ordinary or approved form, and 2 the bearings of the same by means of which the elevator is attached to the rear end of the harvester.

3 indicates suitablerollers mounted upon the bottom of the elevator and at either side thereof, which are adapted to rotate upon the upper edge of the transporting vehicle when the same is being loaded. Mounted between the sides of the ele'ator and at either end thereof are the transverse rollers -l upon which is 'arried the endless conveying); belt 5. Any suitable means operable imparting rotary movement to the rollers.

Mounted upon the rear end of the elevator prises the transverse angle bar 6, and the brace bar 7 which is pro ected some distance in advance of the angle bar and has its ends ends being secured to either end thereof. The brace bar is perforated at spaced distances and is adapted to support a plurality of rods 8, the ends of which are extended at right angles through the angle bar and secured thereto by means of the nuts 9 disposed upon either side of the bar.

Secured to either end of the angle bar are links 10. which extend at. right angles rearwardly therefrom and have their ends disposed upon plates 10 secured to either side of the elevator frame. ,llolts 11 extend through the sides of the trame and the enand have threaded upon their outer ends the tap nuts 12. When the hood is lowered into engagement with the elevator frame, the nuts 12 are loose upon the ends of the bolts. 'lVhen. however, the hood islin an intermediate position, the nuts- 12 are screwed up on the bolts 11 until the link 10 and the plates '10 are securely clamped together, thu's sustaining the hood in the desired position. As the nuts 12 frictionally contact with the ends of the links, when it is desired to throw the hood back upon the 'lranie into its inoperative position, it is notneeessary to loosen the nuts 12, as the hood may be titted, whereupon the nuts will move From the harvester may be employed for frame is my improved hood, which com-- bent. rearwardly and inwardly. said inturned gaged ends of the links ]:0 and plates 10.

therewith and be threaded outward upon the bolts, it being understood that the bolts 11 are held from rotation within the sides ot I romprisiug an angle bar, a brace bar spaced the frame 1 and the plates 10. Upon again lowering the hood. the last position at which itwas secured will be. the limit of it's movement, as the nuts 12 will again be tightened upon the bolts by the movement, ot the hood.

quickly adjusted to any position desired by the operator, so that grain will be properly deposited in the transporting vehicle. As the rods 8 have their outer ends.eurved downwardly the grain will be suitably guided and any loss thereof prevented. The rods being removable from the hood frame, it will be readily seen that the same may be adjusted to any width of elevator frame. lleretofore, hoods of this character have been constructed of canvas which secured to a suitable trai'neworlt attacl'ied to the elevator frame. The operator assists in the removal of the grain from the end of the elevator when the loading of the vehicle is almost; completed and he is obliged to use a pitch-fork or other handling tool, the lines of which would pierce the canvas and seriously damage the same. therefore constantly requiring repairs. By my improved con struction of a hood, the tines of a fork may be readily inserted between the rods 8and the grain, rapidly and conveniently loaded upon the vehicle. My imprtwed hood is also Very simple and inexpensive o manulfaeture may be readily secured upon any grain elevator, irrespective of the size thereof, and may be readily adjusted upon the same. It is moreover highly etlieient in the performance of its functions, and of great durability in use.

Having thus described my said invention,

a l nited States Letters latent is:

A hood frame of the character described,

therel'rom. Hlltl rave bar having rearwardly j turned ends, said rearwardly turned portions being bent inw'ardl v and secured to one llange of said angle barjsaid angle bar and Thus it will be seen that the hood may be I l)l'tlt't bar being disposed in parallel relation and provided with spaced openings in alinement with each other. a plurality of rods extending through the lH'tIt't! bar, one end of each of said rods being bent at right angles through the other llange ot' the al'igle bar, securing nuts disposed upon said bent ends upon either side of the flange, the free ends of said rods being curved downwardly therel'rom linlt's rigidly secured to the ends oli said angle bar, a stationary supporting nu-mber having side walls, plates carried thereby. said links being offset from the side walls of said supporting member, bolt-s immovably mounted in said side walls and passing through said plates, said links being pivotally mounted on said bolts outside of said plates and being otl'set where connected so as to dispose the same in close proximity to the sides ot the supporting member and adjusting nuts disposed on the outer ends of said bolts in frictional contact with the links whereby said frame may be disposed at dif ferent relative positions to the supporting member without. independent nmvement of the securing nuts.

in testimony whereof I allix my signalure in presence of two witnesses.

THOMAS O. lvliUtSlUN.

\V it nesses E. 1 GmzznLL, Firm NEST. 

